Alert archive / Vermont / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2008, 3:59 PM EST for Essex County, New York; 7 counties in Vermont. It took effect at Dec 19, 2008, 3:43 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2008, 3:59 PM EST (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2008, 3:43 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2008, 1:56 AM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
Counties Essex County, NY, Addison County, VT, Caledonia County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBTV 182059 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 359 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST TONIGHT...REACHING THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY MORNING...AND THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BY FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTH COUNTRY BY LATER FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...AS WELL AS NORTHERN NEW YORK. VTZ011-012-019-191000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0011.081219T1400Z-081220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0013.081219T1500Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 359 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THIS PERIOD. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NYZ034-035-VTZ008>010-018-191000- /O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0023.081219T1500Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...BRISTOL...RIPTON 359 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK..AS WELL AS ADDISON...WASHINGTON...AND ORANGE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER FRIDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THIS PERIOD. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JMG
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBTV 190843 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 343 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING...AND REACH THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BY EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTH COUNTRY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. NYZ034-035-VTZ008>010-018-191700- /O.UPG.KBTV.WW.Y.0023.081219T1500Z-081220T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBTV.WS.W.0013.081219T1500Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...BRISTOL...RIPTON 343 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS ORANGE...WASHINGTON AND ADDISON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AS WELL AS FOR ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ VTZ011-012-019-191700- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0013.081219T1500Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 343 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NYZ028>031-087-VTZ001-005>007-017-191700- /O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0024.081219T1500Z-081220T1500Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...UNDERHILL 343 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VERMONT...AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS IN NEW YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS41 KBTV 191651 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1151 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST AND REACH THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BY EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON... AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. NYZ034-035-VTZ008>012-018-019-192130- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION... BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 1151 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS ORANGE...UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE AND INTO THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NYZ028>031-087-VTZ001-005>007-017-192130- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...UNDERHILL 1151 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VERMONT...UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JMG
000 WWUS41 KBTV 191704 CCA WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST AND REACH THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BY EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. NYZ034-035-VTZ008>012-018-019-192145- /O.COR.KBTV.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION... BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS RUTLAND...WINDSOR...ORANGE... WASHINGTON AND ADDISON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AS WELL AS ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE AND INTO THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NYZ028>031-087-VTZ001-005>007-017-192145- /O.COR.KBTV.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...UNDERHILL 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VERMONT...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JMG
000 WWUS41 KBTV 192050 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 350 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE NORTH COUNTRY... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON... WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST AND REACH THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BY LATER THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. NYZ034-035-VTZ008>012-018-019-200330- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION... BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 350 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS RUTLAND...WINDSOR...ORANGE... WASHINGTON AND ADDISON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AS WELL AS ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT...UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE AND INTO THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NYZ028>031-087-VTZ001-005>007-017-200330- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...UNDERHILL 350 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VERMONT...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE AND INTO THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JMG
000 WWUS41 KBTV 192319 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 619 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE NORTH COUNTRY... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS EVENING... WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST AND REACH THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF VERMONT AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS IN NEW YORK...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS FALLING ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN TIER OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. VTZ005>007-017-201000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBTV.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE... ST. JOHNSBURY...UNDERHILL 619 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CHITTENDEN...LAMOILLE AND CALEDONIA COUNTIES IN VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NYZ034-035-VTZ008>012-018-019-201000- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION... BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 619 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS RUTLAND...WINDSOR...ORANGE... WASHINGTON AND ADDISON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AS WELL AS ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT...UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ NYZ028>031-087-VTZ001-201000- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO 619 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VERMONT...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JMG
000 WWUS41 KBTV 200656 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 156 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 NYZ034-035-VTZ005>012-017>019-200800- /O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...UNDERHILL... BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 156 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH ONLY AN INCH OR LESS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ NYZ028>031-087-VTZ001-200800- /O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081220T1500Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO 156 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH ONLY AN INCH OR LESS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 18, 3:24 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:24 PM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
324 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PRODUCE A FEW FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA WILL PROVIDE GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE PUSHING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS TO
THE REGION FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THEREAFTER...EXPECT FAIR AND
COLD WEATHER ON SATURDAY...BEFORE A MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM AFFECTS
THE REGION BY SUNDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVIER SNOWS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
AS OF 324 PM EST THURSDAY...FAIRLY QUIET NIGHT ON TAP FOR THE REGION
AS EASTWARD EXTENSION OF STRONG 1038 HPA ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES NOSES INTO THE NORTHEAST. AS THIS
OCCURS...SHALLOW FRONTAL BNDRY WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA
VEERING WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY. THIS IS SHOWN NICELY IN THE LL
THICKNESS FIELDS...AND WITH LINGERING LL MOISTURE PLUS SOME WEAK
OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT...EXPECT SCT FLURRIES AND/OR LIGHT SHSN TO
PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESP ACROSS THE NORTH. SOME LIGHT
ACCUM LESS THAN AN INCH POSSBL IN THE NRN MTNS OVERNIGHT...BUT
GIVEN SHALLOW NATURE OF MOISTURE FIELDS...HELD POPS AT CHC.
BROAD-SCALE SYNOPTIC INVERSION HOLDS TOUGH AS WELL...SO GIVEN LL
MOISTURE PROFILES AND LL FLOW TURNING NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH
TIME...CLOUDS WILL BE PERSISTENT IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE FAR SOUTH
WHERE SOME BINOVC POSSIBLE. LOWS GENERALLY IN THE 10-20 RANGE MOST
AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 324 PM EST THURSDAY...ACTIVE STRETCH OF WEATHER IN STORE FOR
THE REGION AS TWO DISCRETE SYSTEMS AFFECT THE NORTHEAST IN FAIRLY
PROGRESSIVE E-W FLOW. FIRST OF THESE TO MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD FROM
THE CENTRAL/WESTERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND INTO THE NRN MID-ATLANTIC
STATES DURING FRIDAY/FRIDAY EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT/MODERATE
SNOWS. WITH CONFLUENT UPPER FLOW IN PLACE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...
SYSTEM WILL PUSH MORE EAST THAN NORTHEAST. THUS LOOKING AT A FAIRLY
STRATIFIED SNOWFALL PATTERN...WITH HIGHEST AMNTS SOUTH AND LOWER
TOTALS NORTH. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE GIVEN BEST 850-700 HPA FGEN AND
JET FORCING SETS UP TO OUR SOUTH...AND WHILE PRESENT...ISENTROPIC
LIFT FAIRLY WEAK ACROSS OUR FA. THIS WOULD IMPLY ONLY GRADUAL ASCENT
IN THE DSG LYR ARGUING FOR MAINLY LIGHT SNOWS IN OUR AREA. USING A
BLEND OF GFS/NAM QPF AND NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL SNOW:WATER RATIOS WOULD
OFFER LOW-END WARNING THRESHOLD SNOWS SOUTH...A MODERATE SNOWFALL
IN ERN DACKS/CENTRAL VT...AND MUCH LIGHT TOTALS AS ONE PROGRESSES
NORTH TOWARDS THE INTL BORDER. THUS WILL OPT TO RAISE CURRENT
WATCHES TO WARNING ACROSS RUTLAND/WINDSOR...AND HOIST ADVISORIES IN
A NARROW STRIP NORTH OF THERE FROM ESSEX COUNTY, NY EASTWARD INTO
CENTRAL VERMONT. SNOWS WILL LIKELY START BY LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
SATURDAY MORNING.
OUTSIDE A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES/SHSN IN THE NRN MTNS ON
SATURDAY...MAINLY DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. MEAN 850 HPA
TEMPS FROM -12C TO -17C UNDER LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW SHOULD LEAD TO A
CHILLY AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHS GENERALLY RANGING FROM THE MID TEENS
TO LOWER 20S.
THEREAFTER...LATEST MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT SHOWING
ADDL ENERGY ACROSS THE WRN CONUS TO PROGRESS QUICKLY EASTWARD BY
SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHEAST BY DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. SOME
SLIGHT TIMING DIFFERENCES WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED AT THESE TIME
RANGES. NONETHELESS...WILL OFFER INCREASING CLOUDS AND CHCS OF PCPN
LATER AT NIGHT FROM SW TO NE ACCORDINGLY. A QUICK LOOK AT THERMAL
CROSS SECTIONS WOULD ARGUE FOR ALL SNOW IN OUR AREA. WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS AND FLOW VEERING TO LIGHT SOUTHERLY/SOUTHEASTERLY
OVERNIGHT...OPTED TO STAY CLOSER TO MILDER MAVMOS NUMBERS FOR MINS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 324 PM EST THURSDAY...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA
SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK TO
SOUTHERN MAINE...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO OUR FORECAST AREA. THE
LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. THE DEEPEST MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSER TO SECONDARY LOW WHICH
WILL TRACK ALONG THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW
THIS SYSTEM CROSSING THE AREA BETWEEN 12Z SUNDAY AND 00Z MONDAY.
NAM IS ABOUT 6 HRS SLOWER. HAVE GONE WITH CATEGORICAL POPS DURING
THE DAYTIME HOURS SUNDAY. GFS IS STILL SHOWING GOOD DIFFLUENCE ALOFT
AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW WHICH WILL TRAIL THE SURFACE LOW SLIGHTLY.
LOADS OF POTENTIAL VORTICITY DIGGING INTO BASE OF UPPER TROF...AND
DEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THEREFORE COULD NOT SEE A GOOD REASON NOT
TO GO CATEGORICAL FOR SUNDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. LOOKS LIKE
THERE WILL BE SOME FAIRLY STRONG WINDS AS LOW PUSHES NORTHEAST AND
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BEHIND IT ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY. PRECIP WILL END OVERNIGHT SUNDAY...SAVE FOR SOME UPSLOPE
SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY IN THE TYPICALLY FAVORED NW FACING SLOPE
LOCALES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THEN NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA LIFTS
NORTHEAST FROM GREAT LAKES AREA INTO CANADA. HAVE INCLUDED CHANCE
FOR SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WED WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ON
CHRISTMAS. CONTINUED WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY...EXPECT PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD AS WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER WITHIN THIS FLOW
AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR BROKEN TO OVERCAST CEILINGS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE PERIOD...HOWEVER MOST CEILINGS WILL BE IN THE VFR CATEGORY
BUT THERE WILL BE BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CEILINGS WITH
-SN...ESPECIALLY AT SLK AND PBG. A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA AFTER 00Z TONIGHT AND THIS MAY ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH MAINTAINING VFR TO MVFR CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES. A NOTICEABLE WIND SHIFT WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER 00Z
TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WITH TIME.
18Z FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...OUR NEXT STORM IMPACTS THE REGION
LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER PERIOD OF IFR TO LIFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND
MVFR CIGS WILL BE THE NORM AT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...BEFORE ANOTHER STORM APPROACHES THE AREA BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH MORE SNOW AND LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
AN FAA T1 LINE OUTAGE IS PREVENTING THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE KMSS
ASOS FROM BEING TRANSMITTED. TECHS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THOUGH
TIME OF RETURN TO FULL SERVICE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS T
&&
.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY
FOR VTZ011-012-019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR VTZ008>010-018.
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR NYZ034-035.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JMG
NEAR TERM...JMG
SHORT TERM...JMG
LONG TERM...NEILES
AVIATION...EVENSON/NEILES
EQUIPMENT...WFO BTVHazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 4:01 AM EST, 11 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 401 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 VTZ011-012-019-190915- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- 401 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. IN ADDITION TO THE STORM THAT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA ON FRIDAY...ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN REDEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL WILL THEN INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THROUGH MONDAY. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO BRING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. YET ANOTHER STORM MAY AFFECT THE REGION WITH MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>010-016>018-190915- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- 401 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT AND NORTHWEST VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY ON FRIDAY AND PASS OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW TO THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND VERMONT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS BEING NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN REDEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL WILL THEN INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THROUGH MONDAY. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO BRING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. YET ANOTHER STORM MAY AFFECT THE REGION WITH MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BTV | Essex | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BTV | Rutland | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.